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Plastic upright guards are very common nowadays due to being hardwearing and easy to fit.
Good quality guards are made from high-density polyethylene that has a very high strength to density ratio and will not crack unlike cheaper plastics.
Racking protection is an ideal solution to provide additional safety measures to your warehouse storage equipment. Steel upright guards and barriers can potentially prolong the life expectancy of structural components and help prevent serious damage.
Although damage cannot be entirely avoided, we can provide preventative measures to reduce the level of damage. Of course with human error, wear and tear, racking will inevitably become damaged at some point. By installing racking protection in vulnerable areas, we can minimise the risk of accidental damage. These main areas for concern, are generally ends of aisles, i.e. End frames, corner uprights and drive through (bridge) bays.
Rack protection should be finished in a high visibility colour, such as Yellow or Orange.
Before considering whether rack protection is suitable, you or your supplier should carefully consider the following:
And one last point for you to consider. Racking protection is only a safety measure. It will not stop heavy machinery travelling at speed. Therefore, do not install guards as a replacement for driver training, reducing in house inspections or avoiding maintenance procedures.
Should you require any further advice regarding upright protection, contact the racking inspector today.
In short, this will need to be decided following the completion of a risk assessment. Now, don’t be put off already. We all carry out risk assessments in our daily lives, we are just not aware of it. After all, how long ago did you put something out of harms way for instance? You identified the hazard as a potential risk and did something about it.
The main difference is you now need to analyse and identify potential risks occurring in the time between your safety checks and write them down on paper. Remember, you do not have to be a health and safety expert. If you are a forklift operative or warehouse supervisor, then you have already proven yourself to have a good understanding and observational skills to carry out your own daily duties.
First of all, lets define the word ‘risk assessment’.
This is a process to identify potential hazards and analyse what could happen if the hazard occurred.
There may be numerous hazards to consider. For each hazard, you will need to consider a risk factor. To identity the frequency of the in house checks you will need to consider a number of key factors, for example:
Do you have a procedure in place for reporting and documenting damage by warehouse operatives?
Just remember, once you have completed your risk assessment and have decided on the frequency of the checks, you can then decide to lengthen the frequency should you need to.
Depending on the key factors above, you may wish to air on the side of caution and commence daily / weekly checks to begin with.
Now all you require to determine the frequency of in house checks are those good observation skills and a little common sense.
The Racking Inspector has carried out our damage surveys for a number of years now providing an excellent, professional and impartial service.
The inspection reports are thorough and issued within a timely manner.
First time using The Racking Inspector and definitely not the last.
The inspector went about his work in a very helpful and professional manner.
The report was received quickly and very easy to understand.
Worlifts highly recommend for all your racking inspection needs.
The Racking Inspector carried out an annual inspection on our warehouse racking system and was very knowledgeable, very helpful and informative with useful tips to help us maintain a safe and compliant racking system.
We will be using The Racking Inspector annually going forward.
We have used Chris for quite some time now on both small and large scale pallet racking inspections and found his work to be excellent. He is an experienced SEMA approved racking inspector who works diligently and methodically. The reports are very detailed and delivered in a timely manner.
The Racking Inspector came highly recommended to us from our racking supplier who had identified we had a potentially dangerous racking in our 50,000 sq ft warehouse.
From our first conversation I was immediately instilled with confidence from his professional and friendly manner. On his first site inspection he identified over 100 moderate to severe faults with our existing racking setup. He then provided an in-depth report and was instrumental in orchestrating our company in planning a course of action into making our racking safe and SEMA compliant.
I am so thankful for the encouraging help and recommendations that he gave to our company. He was not judgemental about the state of our racking but invested all of his energy and attention in to rectifying our issues. We now have a clean bill of health for our warehouse. This would not have been possible without the Racking Inspectors help, expertise and guidance.
I highly recommend every company to utilise the services of The Racking Inspector as it is integral to the safety and compliance of any business. We look forward to working together for many years to come.
